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Re: LDD - MOC Steam Engine inspired by Streamlined Hudson
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lugnet.trains
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Fri, 20 Apr 2007 13:17:46 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Anthony Sava wrote:
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I really can’t comment on how to improve it, though, since I’m not familiar
with the LDD parts assortment. Or are you looking for comments on what to
change outside of LDD?
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I think feedback on either would be helpful. I’m just starting up my parts
collection again as AFOL, so my part availability outside is almost as limited
as LDD. Any good recomendations though, and I could track it down in one of the
brick shops out there.
The one area I had the most challenge was around allowing the front wheels to
pivot on curves, and keeping the piston/valve housing close on the side. I
tried out a lot of different things, but what I did was split the Piston/valve
assembly in two, with top curved part attached to the ‘engine’ and the bottom
half attached to the trucks below to allow for rotation. It may look like one
peice in picture, but actually the middle piece of piston housing is a 2x2 flat
plate. I will still have to see if friction becomes an issue in the reality of
the build- Any different thoughts on how to handle this challenge would be
appreciated.
I am doing some minor mods as well, extending the back a bit, as I work on the
tender.
The only other thing I am thinking of is using tubing instead of the two ‘sword’
peices along the boiler. That way could extend hand rail and curve in front.
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I, too, am working on this very streamlined steam engine (the Henry Dreyfuss
hudson), but I’m still waiting on parts, and only have a mockup built.
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That was my original intention, making the Dreyfus, but I decided just to call
it a ‘streamlined’ since I diverged a bit and mixed some styles. Would love to
see some picks on how you handle the spherical dome on the front of the boiler
and the ‘fin’ down the middle. I thought about doing a fin down the top with a
place on side, but ended up going flat instead.
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| (...) Well, I'm no train expert, I only started building train MOCs a little over a year ago, but I'll be happy to share my opinions. And the number one thing you should do, in my opinion, is visit (URL). Ben Fleskes, a Lugnet member, sells custom (...) (17 years ago, 20-Apr-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| (...) Not bad, not bad at all. Considering you were working from a limited palette, I agree you were able to capture the feel of a streamlined steam engine. I especially like your solution to the cow catcher. I really can't comment on how to improve (...) (17 years ago, 20-Apr-07, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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